


What Fear Smells Like

by helens78



Category: Batman (Movies - Nolan)
Genre: Gangbang, Multi, Violence, non-con
Language: English
Status: Completed
Published: 2005-06-30
Updated: 2005-06-30
Packaged: 2017-10-05 20:02:00
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con, Underage
Chapters: 1
Words: 4,970
Publisher: archiveofourown.org
Story URL: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45559
Author URL: https://archiveofourown.org/users/helens78/pseuds/helens78
Summary: <blockquote class="userstuff">
              <p>Jonny's boyfriend stops by the coffeeshop on the last day of basketball season.  Mistake.  Now they're both in trouble.</p>
            </blockquote>





	What Fear Smells Like

It's a risk having a boyfriend. But the jocks somehow figured out Jonny was gay long before he even thought about asking anybody out, so it wasn't like he had anything to lose.

And Arthur. God. Arthur's gorgeous, blond and lean and he isn't afraid to kiss. His kisses always taste like mint, that lingering aftertaste from his Tic Tac addiction, and traces of mint stay on Jonny's body after they've been together. Jonny loves that. The only thing he's sorry about is they never get to wake up together. Jonny's dad would never even notice, but Arthur's parents might have something to say about it.

So instead they spend late nights together. Arthur's parents both work night shift, his mom as an ER nurse, his dad in the same hospital as a security guard, and that leaves Jonny and Arthur with plenty of time to fool around.

That's on nights when Jonny isn't working himself, of course. As much as he hates working in the Narrows, it's a decent job. The tips are good, the place is warm and comfortable, and if Jonny's turning into a bit of a coffee snob, well, Arthur says he can live with that. He loves it when Jonny comes to see him after work smelling like coffee. He doesn't know anything about the nights Jonny goes home smelling like sweat, blood, and fear.

Jonny can handle nights like that, though, and they're a small blip in an otherwise good life. Graduation happens in three months. Arthur's talking about going to Metropolis to study art history, and Jonny's applied for some scholarships at Met U -- he's going to go into psychology. It could work. It really could. Just three more months. Twelve more weeks. Not long at all.

In that twelve weeks, though, there are going to be rough patches. Tonight's going to be one of them; Jonny already knows that. It's the last basketball game of the season, and he has to work. He knows what that means -- the basketball team's had a shit year and he knows they're going to come by after and take it out on him. They hate losing.

_And you could've called in sick, swapped shifts with Andy, just fucking stayed home. But you didn't. You want that guy with the knife to fuck you again..._

He shakes the thought off as soon as he thinks it. That wasn't a fuck. That was a _rape_, and no, he doesn't want it to happen again. It was just the confusion, the strange mixed feelings, the fear he felt in the pit of his stomach... _I wonder what it would be like with Arthur holding the knife,_ he thinks, and shivers. He's jerked off to thoughts like that. He doesn't know if that's better or worse than masturbating to memories of getting off on being raped. He sure as hell isn't going to tell Arthur about either of those things.

His shift's about halfway over when the door opens and Arthur walks in. The grin that immediately spreads across Jonny's face falters a second later. _Shit. He cannot be here when I get off shift. I have to get him out of here._

He heads over to the table Arthur's picked out. "Hey," he says softly.

"Hey," Arthur says in response. "How's work going?"

"Fine. Can I get you anything?"

"Espresso with--"

"--a shot of hazelnut, no problem," Jonny says. "Listen, I had a couple errands I wanted to run when I got off work. Can I maybe get you to go home now, let me meet you?"

"How about I just go with you?" Arthur asks. "I don't mind waiting."

Jonny's nose wrinkles. "Let me get your espresso," he says, and heads back to the bar.

_Get him out of here,_ Jonny thinks, trying to figure out how to talk him into going. Arthur can be stubborn. He comes back with the espresso and sets it down, and Arthur reaches up to tug at Jonny's shirt. Jonny leans down obligingly, putting his ear at Arthur's lips.

"I want you so bad," Arthur murmurs. "I've been thinking about this all day. When your shift's over, I want you to take me home and fuck me. Or, hell, maybe we could just do it in the back of your car. I want your dick in me so fucking bad, Jonny..."

"Oh, Jesus Christ," Jonny whispers back roughly. Arthur smells so good, mint and maybe a bit of spice, and Jonny knows there's no way he could say no to anything Arthur asks when he's asking that way. "Maybe I can get off early. Let me find out." It's perfect. The jocks won't be here until later. Just a half-hour early will do it, and the place is dead tonight. His boss will let him go. _Please._

He heads back behind the counter, straight for his boss, who's getting someone a cappuccino. "Eric?"

"Yeah?"

"I was wondering -- any chance I could head home early tonight? Just a half-hour. Please..."

Eric looks up, scans the room, and smirks a little when he spots Arthur. Jonny squelches an urge to roll his eyes; that won't get him the night off. "Boyfriend needs a ride home, huh?"

"Something like that," Jonny mumbles.

"Or a _ride_ home?"

Jonny doesn't answer that one. Eric's not a bad guy to work for, but he doesn't go out of his way to be kind, either. And he's heard the noises out in the gravel parking lot more than once and done absolutely nothing about it. Not that Jonny blames him; turning a blind eye is a lot better for his business than becoming an unexpected champion for the underdog. And most of the time he leaves the crude jokes and the innuendo alone. Jonny's got no doubt that other men in Eric's position would demand some kind of "service" to go along with the job, but Eric's never done that. So Jonny can put up with Eric's occasional remark and his quiet condoning of late-night attacks. This is better than a lot of guys like Jonny have it.

"Yeah, sure. Go on ahead. Hell, take off now if you want; it's quiet enough tonight."

"Thanks, Eric." Jonny flashes him a grin.

"Uh-huh. Just be here on time tomorrow."

Jonny gets out of his apron and grabs his backpack out from under the counter, heading over to Arthur and grinning. "I can go now," he says. "Come on."

"_Hell_ yeah." Arthur grins right back, shoving himself up from the table and following Jonny out the back door. "We've got _hours_," he whispers, "can't wait to get home--"

"I know," Jonny whispers back, "can't wait to get you home, either." He stops as soon as they're outside the door and pushes Arthur into the wall, kissing him hard. Arthur sinks both hands into Jonny's hair and moans; Jonny can feel Arthur's dick pressed up against his thigh, and he moans, too. He can smell Arthur's shampoo, his aftershave; he can taste the coffee and mint on his breath, and oh God, he's going to fuck Arthur into next week when they get home, fuck him until he can smell the sweat on his shoulders, until there's enough to lick up and taste salt while he comes--

And then the mental images are broken up with the sound of laughter. Jonny's heart stops, and he pulls away from Arthur, cringing as he turns to see who's there. The parking lot's almost deserted, but almost isn't good enough: apart from Eric's car, here next to the door, and Jonny's car in the back of the lot, there's a Jeep. And it's decorated with basketball players. Five of them. All of them watching and laughing.

"_Fuck_," Arthur whispers. "Who's--"

"No, oh fuck," Jonny blurts out, stomach turning over. Jesus. _Five_. And they're early. "Get out of here," he whispers. "Get on the rail and _go_."

"What, leave you here with them? Are you nuts?" Arthur hisses back. "Come on. Let's just go back in. They won't do anything if we go back in--"

"Yes, they will," Jonny answers tightly. "I can't run from these guys. You can. _Go_. I'll be fine."

"I'm not leaving you," Arthur growls. "I am _not_ leaving you with them--"

"What's the debate?" asks one of the jocks, swinging out of the Jeep and starting the long walk over. Gravel crunches under his feet, and Jonny recognizes him when he's about halfway there. He can tell by the cigarette smell, if not by the voice or the vague, dark outline of his body -- the parking lot isn't lit. _Chris. Damn it._ Chris always wants to go first, and he always wants to fuck; a blowjob's never enough. "Should've figured it. The class homos need to talk about everything like a couple of girls."

"Maybe they're trying to figure out who gets to be the bitch tonight," someone else says. Jonny recognizes the voice: Sam, an otherwise quiet guy who probably wouldn't have laid a finger on him if he hadn't been trying to get into this particular clique. He's gotten crueler over the last few months, though. His words draw laughter out of the rest of the guys.

"No need to worry about that. You can both get dicks up your asses. How does that sound?" Chris asks.

"He doesn't mean--" Arthur starts.

"Of course he does," Jonny hisses back. He steps in front of Arthur, shoving at him. "_Go_. Get out."

"Look how sweet that is. The fag's protecting his girlfriend." More catcalls and more laughter. "I'd've sworn he was the girl in that relationship, given how much he likes getting fucked."

"Jonny -- you let these guys--"

Jonny looks over his shoulder and hits Arthur with a glare that could stop time. "I don't _let_ them do _anything_," he hisses. "Get the fuck out of here. While you can. _Please._"

But it's too late for that. Chris is right there, and he grabs Jonny by the shirt, jerking him away from Arthur. "C'mon," he says, shoving Jonny towards his car. "You two can kiss and gossip about all this shit later."

Arthur tries to jump for Chris, but Chris is stronger than he is. Faster, too. He backhands Arthur while the rest of the guys run up to them, two of them grabbing Arthur and the other two wrestling Jonny over to his car. "That's right," Chris says, "get him over there. His hood's just the right height for you-know-what." Somewhere in the background, Jonny can hear Arthur shouting out obscenities, but they stop abruptly with a sickening _thud_ that sounds like fist into gut. Jonny doesn't even have time to wince on Arthur's behalf before he gets slammed down, bent over, breath knocked out of him.

"Let him go," Jonny pants, not moving or fighting while Chris jerks his jeans down around his knees. "_Please_. Anything you want. Just let him go."

"I like the begging," Chris says. Jonny hears the sound of a zipper going down, grimaces and braces himself for the first godawful thrusts. Chris is in a mood to tease tonight, though, and just rubs his dick against Jonny's ass, humming softly to himself. "You haven't begged for us in a _long_ time, bitch."

"Oh, that ain't true," another jock offers. Aaron, maybe. "He begged for more the last time, remember?"

_You had a knife to my throat,_ Jonny thinks, but he cringes again and squeezes his eyes shut. He doesn't say a word, but his resolve runs out when Chris finally starts shoving in; he ends up jerking underneath him and gritting out a few tense cries.

"Bitch, don't shut your eyes." Another sound of flesh striking flesh, and Arthur cries out this time. Jonny can't stop cringing now; the pain isn't anywhere near as bad as knowing that Arthur's watching, that Arthur's being _forced_ to watch. It's a whole different kind of humiliation, something Jonny never dreamed he was going to have to deal with, and as much as he's always thought he could handle damned near anything the jocks do to him, he's afraid he's going to break down this time. _Jesus, not in front of Arthur. Don't even fucking think about breaking down in front of him. He needs to know you can get through this._

"He doesn't want to watch?" Chris asks, pumping in harder now that sweat's got him slicked up enough to move. "What, he doesn't want to watch the show?" There's a lot of laughter at that, and Jonny's hands tighten into fists. "He's gotta know what kind of slut this bitch is. Maybe he's just jealous. Maybe he just wants a turn."

"Screw that," someone else adds. "He can have Jonny's faggot ass any time he wants. He can just watch this time. Share the wealth."

More laughter, and Chris speeds up enough to let Jonny know it's almost over. _Thank God._ Just a few more thrust and Chris groans, cock jerking hard as he comes.

The next one on him stinks of sweat. Someone who doesn't shower after games. Jonny opens his eyes to look behind him; he has to know -- Derek. He closes his eyes again. The first time Derek came after him Jonny ended up jerking off for weeks afterwards thinking about it. It was a locker room fuck, a day when Jonny'd been stuck running twenty extra suicides and ended up being the last one out of the gym. Derek was a talker, the kind of guy who wanted to know how it felt. _Do you like it? Do you like having my big thick cock jammed up your ass? Do you?_

_Please don't ask me that now,_ Jonny thinks desperately, but he cries out anyway when Derek starts fucking him, and he knows the sound isn't entirely about pain and fear. He bites his lower lip hard. _Oh, God. Christ, fuck, this is not something you want. Don't get hard. Don't get off on it. Goddamnit._

Derek's cock is as big as his bragging, and it's the second fuck of the night. Not so many that all Jonny can feel is the pain; just enough that it isn't the burning, dragging friction that the first one was. And damn Derek for being gorgeous. He's built beautifully, all dark skin and lean muscle, and he has a grin that always looks like something he stole from the Cheshire cat. If that grin weren't laced with cruelty, Jonny might have found himself with a crush once. Nowadays it just reminds him of how many times Derek's fucked him, how often Jonny's had to smell his sweat while he rams his cock in deep, over and over and over until Jonny's screaming.

He doesn't scream this time, and he's proud of himself for that. When Derek's done, there's a quick change of places while the two holding onto Arthur trade off, one of them coming around so he can take a turn with Jonny, too.

This time the guy gets a hand into Jonny's hair and bangs his head against the hood. "Open up," he says. "Get your eyes _open_. Don't you want to see what we're doing to your boyfriend while we're fucking you?"

The voice. That one's -- fuck. It's the guy with the knife from last time. Jonny found out weeks later that his name was Oliver. He doesn't know whether that's a first name or a last name. It doesn't matter. The minute he hears that voice, he's hard as a rock and praying no one notices. Praying Arthur never finds out. He keeps his eyes shut until Oliver slams his head into the hood again, and then he gets his eyes open because it's only going to get worse until he does what he's told.

And he wishes, immediately, that he hadn't. They've got Arthur's jacket off, his t-shirt jerked down over his arms as makeshift restraints. There's duct tape over his mouth, and now that Chris is done with Jonny he's started playing with one of Arthur's nipples, pinching it, tugging at it. Jonny bites his lips again to keep from begging them to stop. It's not going to help. Nothing's going to help. _You stupid son of a bitch, why couldn't you have run when I told you to?_

"You know what he liked the last time," Oliver says. Aaron laughs and digs into a pocket for his knife, and he tosses it over. Oliver snaps the blade out and drags it over the curve of Jonny's ass. "That's it," he whispers. "You remember how much you wanted this? Did you want me to fuck you with it?"

"_Please_," Jonny whispers. _Oh, God. Stupid, shut up, fuck--_

"Please what? Please fuck you with it?" Oliver turns the knife, holds Jonny's ass open with one hand and uses the other to put the tip of Aaron's knife up against Jonny's hole. "You want that?"

"Please don't," Jonny says, louder this time.

"Aww, you'd rather have something else. Is that it?" The tip digs in just a little more, and Jonny whimpers. A little more, and he can feel how sharp it is, and _oh God, don't clench, don't clench, you'll cut yourself open if you clench..._

"God, Ollie, don't play with him, just stick the motherfucker," Aaron says, shaking his head. He glances over at the way Chris is still pinching and twisting Arthur's nipple and shakes his head at that, too. "Goddamn, Chris, is the fag thing catching or what? You're playing with him like he's a bitch or something..."

"He _is_ a bitch," Chris says, taking his hands off Arthur for a second to smack the back of Aaron's head. "He's a pretty little bitch who's gonna _love_ sucking cock. Aren't you, bitch?" Chris reaches between Arthur's legs and squeezes hard enough to get Arthur screaming behind the gag. "Oh, for Christ's sake, not like you have anything there worth screaming about."

He squeezes again, and Jonny shuts his eyes, feeling his stomach twist over. The air feels so thick now, with the scent of two guys' come all over him and a third getting ready to fuck him, and there's still that shivering feeling up along his spine that comes from having Oliver running that knife up and down his crack. Oliver goes back to pressing the tip against Jonny's hole, and Jonny swears he can smell self-satisfaction all over the way Oliver's playing with him.

"This bitch really _likes_ me." Oliver chuckles. The tip twists, and Jonny groans, body wanting to clench up tight. "You want the knife or you want me to stick you with something else? What is it?"

"Please, Christ, not the knife," Jonny begs. "_Please._"

"What else do you want, then?"

"Your -- your cock," Jonny stutters, hoping like hell Arthur isn't watching. Jonny tries to ignore the way his cock's jerking; it doesn't help. Something ugly in the back of his mind is already begging for this. _Please..._

"What was that?" The tip of the knife presses deeper, and Jonny swears he can taste copper in the back of his mouth. "What do you want?"

"Your cock, please," Jonny says, loud and clear this time.

"I don't think you mean it..."

"Please -- _please_. Please give me your cock, Oliver, please let me have your cock, please fuck me." He squeezes his eyes shut so hard he sees white flashes behind them. Arthur's going to hate him by the time it's over. He knows he's starting to sound like he means it.

"Now _that's_ a boy with manners," Oliver says, laughing, and he takes the knife away, replacing it with his cock and driving in so hard it slams Jonny into the hood and knocks the breath out of him.

Jonny groans, unable to help himself now, and he's thinking of everything he can to keep himself from coming from this. _Think about Arthur. You can't let him think you want this. You can't. Christ. What the fuck is wrong with me, how the hell can I like this, want this, goddamn all of them, goddamnit..._

But it's over in a minute, so fast Jonny's shocked, so fast Jonny's not even sure Oliver came. He's not going to complain, though, far from it. He tries to catch his breath and hopes it'll end soon. If they're all fucking him, maybe they'll leave Arthur alone -- well, mostly leave him alone. _Please, please, God, fuck, please._

Chris, Derek, Oliver. That leaves Aaron and Sam, and they both go next, one after the other; Jonny's not even sure which one's which. The grunts all sound the same by now; all the sweat in the air's blending together, and he's so relieved when the second one finishes with him that he ends up whispering out a _thank you_ without even thinking about what he's saying.

"_Thank you_," Chris mocks. "So polite. We oughta give him a treat."

Not over yet. One of them wants another go. Jonny nods, feeling wooden; it happens sometimes. "Please," he whispers.

"Oh, he _wants_ a treat." Chris laughs. "Beg a little more and maybe you'll get it. C'mon."

"Please," Jonny says, louder, not able to get any enthusiasm into his voice for it. "Please, let me have it." _Whatever it is. Whoever it is._

"Try a little harder," Chris says. "Promise, man, it's a good treat. It's something you've been wanting anyway."

_Not Oliver again,_ Jonny thinks, a little desperately this time. If Oliver's trying to get him off, he might not be able to hold back. "Please," he says, "please, let me have it, please, want it, you know I want it, please..."

"Good boy," Chris says, and he shoves Arthur down into the gravel. Arthur hits hard, face and shoulder taking the brunt of it, and then Chris is all over him, pulling his jeans down, jerking his shirt off so Arthur can support himself on his forearms. "That's a good slut. Come on. Good boy."

"_No!_" Jonny tries to stand up, but he's hurting too much; he collapses onto his elbows, panting. "Please -- _anything_, just don't hurt him, please don't hurt him--"

Aaron and Sam are still behind him, and they shove him over towards Chris and Arthur. "Nobody said we were gonna touch him," Chris says, smirking. Arthur looks at Chris, face away from Jonny so Jonny can't see the expression, but whatever it is, it makes Chris laugh. "Oh, like you haven't wanted him to fuck you all night long," Chris says.

And Jonny's stomach rolls over. "No," he whispers.

"Don't motherfucking tell us _no_," Chris snaps back, coming to his feet and giving Arthur a hard kick in the ribs. It knocks Arthur over on his side, and Jonny jumps at them, trying to reach for Chris, but it's a losing battle. Sam's got one arm, Aaron's got the other, and they shove Jonny onto his knees at Arthur's side. "You want me to kick his ribs in, you tell me _no_ one more fucking time. Go on."

Arthur looks up at Jonny, eyes wide. Jonny looks away.

"Is that a yes?"

"What do you want me to do?" Jonny whispers.

"Well, you haven't gotten any tonight. You've been such a good bitch, you might as well get to fuck somebody. I bet Arthur's just dying to volunteer, aren't you?" Chris kicks him again. "Aren't you?"

They wrestle Arthur onto his hands and knees, and push Jonny up behind him. Jonny stops struggling; it's only going to get both of them hurt more. He's got a desperate thought in his head that maybe -- maybe he can make this good for them both, maybe he can make it better somehow--

_You fucking moron. You're about to rape your boyfriend on command. How the fuck does it get good from there?_

"Don't just sit there. _Fuck him._"

Sam and Aaron let Jonny go, and Jonny reaches between his legs, gives his cock a couple of strokes. It doesn't take much, and the thought of that makes him cringe, but he can't stop now.

_Right. Tell yourself that. Who's holding a knife on you now, asshole?_

"Can I," Jonny whispers, "I've got a condom, can I, please--"

"What, you think he's gonna get pregnant?" Derek asks. That draws catcalls from everyone, and Jonny winces, wishing he hadn't asked.

"Not like we didn't already know who the girl is in this faggot relationship--"

"Do you do the cooking?" Chris asks, grabbing Arthur's hair and jerking his head up. "Clean for him and nag his ass about staying out too late?"

"Bet he wears the makeup, too, when nobody's looking," Derek adds. The five of them snicker.

"Fuck it," Jonny snarls, "never fucking mind," and he gets one hand on Arthur's hip, just to warn him, before he starts working his way in.

And _Jesus Christ_. They've never done it without a condom. They've sure as hell never done it without lube. Jonny's never felt anything this tight or this hot in his life, and he gasps as he rocks back, rocks forward a little more, forgets for a few seconds where he is and why he's doing what he's doing and just focuses on getting into Arthur's body, inside that painfully tight heat. Christ, he could _live_ here, it feels too good to believe--

"Hey, looks like the girlfriend likes it as much as our bitch does."

His eyes snap open, and he looks down at Arthur. Arthur's whole body is tense, and his shoulders are shaking. Jonny can smell the sweat from his back, just the way it always is when they're making love, but there's something else in it. Something beyond the salt and the lingering scent of mint and the fading smells of everyone else's sweat and come.

He wonders if it's what he smells like when the guys are after him. And -- as his hips snap forward again and he feels Arthur jerk under him -- he realizes why they do it. It's a _good_ smell. It's sex and violence and _fear_, and it's the most amazing thing he's ever breathed in.

The rest of the world drops away. It's just Arthur's body under his, those jerking, shaking motions of his shoulders, and a scent he could spend the rest of his life in. The friction's impossibly good, but he doesn't want to stop. He doesn't want it to end. He digs his fingers into Arthur's hips and jerks him back for stroke after stroke after stroke. He's saying something, God, he doesn't even know what, but it's words like _yes_ and _oh, God_ and _feels so good, oh Christ, yes_, and somewhere along the way Arthur bends his head down to the gravel and goes still. Beautifully, perfectly still, quiet, leaving himself to Jonny's hands and Jonny's cock and the pounding, blinding thrusts.

He doesn't notice anything else until there's a sliver of cold at his throat, and then he realizes it's Oliver again, Aaron's knife in his hand. "We don't have all night," Oliver whispers. "Finish already."

Jonny's fingernails mark crescents in Arthur's skin, and he nods, shoving in fast and deep now, knife still up against his throat, and he can smell his own sweat mingling with Arthur's, the fear all over both of them, and _oh God oh God oh God oh God_\--

Oliver moves the knife away as Jonny collapses onto Arthur's back, panting so hard he goes light-headed from it.

Nobody says another word. The only thing Jonny hears are footsteps crunching through gravel and the Jeep pulling away, and for a long time -- he's got no idea how long -- the only thing he feels is Arthur's body under his, shaking softly. As soon as he can move, he does, rolling to the side, still panting.

Arthur pushes up onto his knees and rips the duct tape off his mouth. His face is tear-streaked and red with fury. Jonny doesn't even see the fist coming until his head's snapping back and he hits the gravel again.

"You son of a _bitch_," Arthur rages. "You fucking--"

He lands on top of Jonny, both hands reaching for Jonny's throat, shaking him, shoving him back into the gravel. Jonny can't even apologize. Every tear that's been dying to break loose comes for him now, and he breaks down, turning his face to the side, waiting for Arthur to let out the rest of his anger, his hurt, his betrayal. And it comes, for a while, shoves and punches and blows, until they're both sobbing and Arthur's collapsed on him, hands still curled into fists.

"I'm sorry," Jonny whispers.

Arthur pushes up, staggers to his feet. He drags the back of his wrist across his eyes, gets his clothes into as much order as he can, and stumbles away, headed to the street. Jonny doesn't try to stop him from going.

He sits up himself a few minutes later, pulling his jeans up again before he makes it to his car. It hurts sitting down. It hurts breathing. He's going to have more visible bruises from Arthur than he's ever had from a night with the jocks.

He braces his arms on the steering wheel and drops his head against them, letting out more violent, furious tears.

_He was right. There's no excuse for what you did. None. Everything that's ever been done to you and you didn't learn a fucking thing. This is what you do to the man you love? What the fuck is wrong with you?_

He doesn't know. He doesn't know. But he knows he's never going to forget the way Arthur smelled tonight. And he'll be jerking off to it in the morning, even if it turns his stomach and leaves him hating himself when he comes.

_-end-_


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